Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Banff.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Banff. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Banff.
Large Airports ...
- Calgary Intl. (YYC/CYYC)
- Edmonton Internationl Airport (YEG/CYEG)
- Kelowna Intl. (YLW/CYLW)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Red Deer Rgnl. (YQF/CYQF)
- Canadian Rockies Intl. (YXC/CYXC)
- Airport Identification Code:
- IATA: YXC ICAO: CYXC
- Cranbrook / Canadian Rockies International Airport lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> miles to the south of Banff.
- Official website: flyyxc.com/
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Cranbrook / Canadian Rockies International Airport
- Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
- From SkyVector:
- [Chart] [Terminal Procedures]
General Aviation Airports ...
- Banff Airport (YBA/CYBA)
- Invermere Airport (FAA ID: CAA8)
- Invermere Airport lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> miles to the south southwest of Banff.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Invermere Airport
- Springbank Airport (YBW/CYBW)
- Sundre / Goodwins Farm Airport (FAA ID: CFZ5)
- Sundre / Goodwins Farm Airport lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> miles to the northeast of Banff.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Sundre / Goodwins Farm Airport
- Sundre Airport (FAA ID: CFN7)
- Sundre Airport lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> miles to the northeast of Banff.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Sundre Airport
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Banff: www.banff.ca/
The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Banff), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Banff) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Banff. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from BanffOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Banff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1784, Longitude: -115.5707 |